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PID: 43219 (1Q6/K2p4/3R4/1bk5/2p5/2p5/2P2P2/8 w - - 0 1)
Bennett, Frank Harper
Illustrated London News, 1880
(First published on Sat Jan 3 1880)
#3
5 + 5
| 4760 | 200 Classic Chess Puzzles | 1993 |
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SOLUTION
- SOUND
- Sets
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Ra6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...d6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Ra6
- 1...Ba4
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Qb6#
- 1...Kb4
- Tries
- 1.Ka8?
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Ra6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...d6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Ra6
- 1...Bc6+!
- 1...Kb4
- 1.Rf6?
- threat
- 2.Qd6#
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Ra6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...d6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Ra6
- 1...Kd4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...Kd5
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Ke6
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Ke4
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Ke4
- 2.Rf5+
- 1...Ba4
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kb5
- 3.Rf5#
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kb5
- 2.Rf5+
- 1...Ba6
- 2.Rf5+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Qf4#
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Kc6
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...d5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Rf5+
- 1...d5
- 2.Qd6+
- 2...Kd4
- 3.Rf4#
- 2...Kd4
- 2.Qd6+
- 1...Bc6!
- threat
- 1.Qc7+?
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Ka6
- 2...Kb4
- 3.Qa5#
- 2...Kb4
- 2.Ka6
- 1...Kb4!
- 1...Bc6
- 1.f3?
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Ra6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...d6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Ra6
- 1...Bc6!
- 1...Kb4
- 1.Ka8?
- Keys
- 1.f4!
- 1...Kb4
- 2.Ra6
- threat
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...Kc5
- 3.Qd6#
- 2...d6
- 3.Qxd6#
- threat
- 2.Ra6
- 1...Bc6
- 2.Rd5+
- 2...Kxd5
- 3.Qe5#
- 2...Bxd5
- 3.Qb6#
- 2...Kxd5
- 2.Rd5+
- 1...Kb4
- 1.f4!
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